Here he is again, our resident NBA guru, Josh ‘The Beast” Moore. At his playing height and weight of 7’2” and 317 pounds, The Beast is probably world’s largest sports blogger. His home base is Eastern-Hemisphere.blogspot.com where he has been featured in the Wall Street Journal as well as several national radio programs.
If his name sounds familiar to any of you basketball fans out there, Josh is played in the NBA, (You might be able to tell by the last paragraph of this article that he played for the Clippers) and my alma mater the University of Michigan, and as such he will be imparting his wisdom to TheAngryT on basketball, among other things.
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, there are a number of really great stories in the NBA this year. Unlike some of the other major sports blog/outlets, I won’t feel the need to dwell on the obvious like, Kobe is great and Lebron is biblical etc., instead I’ll use my weekly NBA requirement to talk about the really impressive things I’m seeing from some of the overlooked talent in the league, like young Travis Outlaw, who I’ve been raving about for months now. Outlaw hit a game winning buzzer beater last night and is finally getting a chance to shine. Portland has a good team that’s only going to be better next year when their big, agile 7’footer, Oden is all healthy. Instead of them going in the obvious direction for a back up for their franchise center, I would love to be on that roster next season, but they will more than likely bring in Madsen, Doleac or Kwame Brown, all of which bring absolutely nothing to the table. Przybilla deserves a lot of credit for the job he’s doing while Oden is out.
Last night the Wizards swept the Mavs for their first season sweep of the Dallas Mavericks since 1996-97. Bringing up the question, are they better off without Agent 0? If they think so, then maybe they should try to deal Arenas as soon as he’s healthy instead of losing him to free agency and getting nothing in return. I’ve been saying for a year now that Gilbert will be in a Cavs jersey, lets just see if it’s next season.
The issue of Elton Brand hasn’t really been talked about yet, it would be impossible to get Elton to Boston because he hates Garnett, but Elton in a Cavs jersey with Gilbert Arenas and Lebron James ain’t a bad wet dream for Cavs fans at all. Remember how I’ve been pushing Damon Stoudaamire to Boston for weeks? well don’t look now but they are on his short list when the buyout comes, maybe I would be a great GM. Trevor Ariza goes down and the Lakers sign DJ Mbenga to a 10 day contract, who I swear to GOD is the worst player in the world, think Adonal Foyle x10! I have praised Mitch for keeping the core together, but DAMN MITCH!
Larry Brown was recently quoted as saying he thought there were “spies” watching him during his final season with the knicks lol. I don’t know where to start with this one, I guess it would be very hard to coach when you’re paranoid lol, no wonder he never stood up during that final season, he probably thought someone was going to shoot him lol, this is just classic to me! If L.B. was seeing spies one could only imagine what Isiah is seeing. What were they going to do Larry? Kidnap you for not winning?lol classic stuff!
The Wolves beat Golden State to end their 16 game losing streak. They are currently tied with the Heat and the Sonics for the best full length reenactment Oscar for impersonating professional organizations; the Clippers have the lifetime achievement award in that category and can no longer be nominated. The O’neal brothers Jermaine and Shaquille both went down with injuries this week, Jermaine’s is season ending, Shaquilla’s injury is pretty much season ending because at this point, he looks like a man that really doesn’t want to play basketball anymore. When was the last time you heard of a person taking a trip to see a doctor in Los Angeles then going home to get an MRI? Doesn’t sound right to me.
Zaza Pachulia was suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team and it’s a damn shame. This kid will never be a superstar, but he gives a solid effort most nights. I hate to see second tier players in trouble; it speaks volumes about the current state of the NBA when Mr. Irrelevant is breaking the rules.
In very troubling news, Denver forward, big NeNe, apparently has Tom Green type problems with his family jewels and there is really nothing funny about that. I really wish him the best. Isolated or not, the thought of cancer is a scary thing. Ever since he dropped the last name it’s been injury after injury, sounds like a Brazilian curse to me.
On lighter news, it’s a very messy divorce brewing in Clipper land, which I think is absolutely hilarious. That organization is a load of shit from top to bottom, no one is exempt. When I played for the Clippers we routinely got forced off our practice court by a Junior College women’s team in Inglewood aka future gang bangers and baby mommas, we didn’t have a weight room, and our director of player personnel was a former soap opera star, so I pretty much expected this whole “thing” to implode. That organization is nothing more than a tax write-off for Sterling, who can be seen at every Clipper game with the best women money can buy. Now in his defense, the Clippers should be a better team right now, I’m simply not buying that there is no talent out there to field a team. The majority of the blame goes on Dunleavy’s inadequate staff lead by Kim Hughes, who’s playing Dunleavy like a puppet, and because Mike is a loyal New Yorker, he’s allowing it to happen. I’ve spoken to people who have worked with Kim Hughes in several of Mikes’ other stops and they have all said that he was a manipulative little weasel that is more concerned with power than anything else, scum at its best. What’s funny about this whole beef between Donald and Dunleavy is that this whole beef is over Maggette lol, that’s like two guys fighting over an ugly chick. I could be bitter and say they deserve this because of how I was treated but that’s not necessary, the facts speak for themselves. Bill Clinton had to call David Stern so Robert Johnson could form the Bobcats; Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson were shot down on several occasions when they tried to buy the Wizards but Donald (can’t no black people live in my buildings) Sterling gets a team? They’re getting what they deserve for reasons bigger than me. The reason I’m not winning right now is because I haven’t found a value adequate enough for my soul yet, maybe I am winning. The truth will probably get me shit canned but hey somebody has to tell the truth once in a while.
The Beast
Friday I will have my special All Star team addition up so look forward to that….
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